Stick or scarf pin.



'A. GARTNER.

STICK 0 SCARF PIN.

APPLICATION FILED DEC- 3,1911.

Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

ALFRED GARTNER, 01E VJASEEINGTQN, DISTRICT OF GQLUMBIA.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known'that l. A rnco GARTNER, a citizen of the United :ltates, residing at Washington, District of Qolumbia, United States of America, have i1 cnted a new and useful Stick or Scarf Pin, of which the following a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in stick or scarf pins, and its object i to provide such a pin, of simple and cheap construction and effective and fascinating when operated.

The invention consists in the improved stick or scarf pin, and in the combination and arrangement of the various parts thereof, substantially as will be hereinafter more fully described and finally embodied in the clauses of the claim.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved pin;

Fig. 2 an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3, Fig. 2, certain parts being shown in full.

In said drawings, a, represents a cylindrical shell, provided at its lower side with an elongated slot d, the inner end or head I), is secured to said shell in any desired manner and is provided on its inside with a bearing 9, while the outer head or bullet 0, is preferably secured to the shell a, by a screw thread connection 2', and is likewise provided with a central bearing h. The bearings g and h are adapted to receive a revoluble shaft 6, preferably having a longitudinal slot, in which is clamped or secured the inner or upper edge of the American flag f, which is normally wound around said shaft 6, while the other or outer edge of said flag extends through the slot (Z in the shell a, and is provided with a bar or spindle p, by means of which the flag can be unwound and pulled out of the shell into the position shown in dotted lines, in Figs. 2 and 3. The bar or spindle p, when in normal position, closes the slot (Z, as clearly illustrated.

Within the elongated slot in the shaft 6 and preferably near the inner end of the bullet c, is likewise secured one end of a helical spring m, surrounding'said shaft, the other end of said spring being secured in any desired manner to the shell a, as for instance, by means of a rivet or screw 1, as shown in Figs. 2 and 8.

Specification of Kietters Patent.

- December c 191?. Serial No. 205,156.

A pin 0, is arranged in any suitable way on the shell a, and the latter is provided on its front portion with a suitable appropriate exposed question such as for instance, W'h at will kill kaiserism.

lit may be well to remark, that instead of the above sentence, other words could be used likewise in place of the American fla 7 flags of other nations could be used, or banners or pendants of any suitable design can be substituted for the same, as long as they form an appropriate concealed answer to the exposed question.

When the stick or scarf pin is being used, and an onlooker reads the words What will kill kaiserism, the answer is obtained by pulling out or unrolling the American flag.

WV hat I claim as new is:

1. A stick pin comprising a cartridge shaped shell provided with an appropriate exposed question, and means normally rolled within said shell constituting an appropriate concealed answer, adapted to be unrolled expose said concealed answer. stick pin comprising a cartridge shaped shell provided with an appropriate exposed question, and a fabric of suitable material normally rolled within said shell and provided with an appropriate concealed answer, and adapted to be unrolled to thus expose said concealed answer.

3. A stick pin comprising a cartridge shaped shell, an appropriate exposed question on said shell, and an American flag constituting the concealed answer, rolled up in said shell and adapted to be unrolled to thus expose it to View.

A. A stick pin comprising a cartridge shaped shell provided with an exposed ques tion appropriate to the shape of the shell and means constituting the concealed answer within said shell and adapted to be withdrawn to expose the same.

5. A stick pin comprising a cartridge shaped shell provided with an exposed ques tion appropriate to the shape of the shell, a fabric of suitable material, and means for normally maintaining said fabric rolled up within said shell, said fabric being provided with a concealed answer and adapted to be unrolled to thus expose the same.

6. A stick pin comprising a cartridge shaped shell provided with an exposed question appropriate to the shape of the shell, an American flag constituting the concealed answer Within said shell and adapted to be provided with an inscription constituting a pulled out to expose it to view. question, said means being appropriately de- 10 In a device of the type described means signed to constitute an answer to said quesprovided With an inscription constituting a tion, and means normally concealed adapted 5 question, said means being appropriately to be displayed to present a supplemental shaped to constitute an answer to said quesanswer. tion.

8. In a device of the type described means i ALFRED GARTN ER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each. by addressing the ffiommissioner of Pat ents,

Washington, D. C. 

